escape flight | the act of escaping physically, he made his escape from the mental hospital, the canary escaped from its cage, his flight was an indication of his guilt |
close call close shave squeak squeaker narrow escape | something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin |
escape | a means or way of escaping, hard work was his escape from worry, they installed a second hatch as an escape, their escape route |
escape | an avoidance of danger or difficulty, that was a narrow escape |
escape escapism | an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy, romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life, his alcohol problem was a form of escapism |
evasion escape dodging | nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do, his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible, that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive |
escape mechanism | a form of behavior that evades unpleasant realities |
amphibian amphibious vehicle | a flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water |
armored vehicle armoured vehicle | a vehicle that is protected by armor plate |
a bus autobus coach charabanc double-decker jitney motorbus motorcoach omnibus passenger vehicle | a vehicle carrying many passengers, used for public transport, he always rode the bus to work |
escape hatch | hatchway that provides a means of escape in an emergency |
escape wheel | gear that engages a rocking lever |
fire escape emergency exit | a stairway (often on the outside of a building) that permits exit in the case of fire or other emergency |
horse-drawn vehicle | a wheeled vehicle drawn by one or more horses |
military vehicle | vehicle used by the armed forces |
motor vehicle automotive vehicle | a self-propelled wheeled vehicle that does not run on rails |
reconnaissance vehicle scout car | fast armored military vehicle with four-wheel drive and open top |
recreational vehicle RV R.V. | a motorized wheeled vehicle used for camping or other recreational activities |
safety valve relief valve escape valve escape cock escape | a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler), it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level |
self-propelled vehicle | a wheeled vehicle that carries in itself a means of propulsion |
spacecraft ballistic capsule space vehicle | a craft capable of traveling in outer space, technically, a satellite around the sun |
sport utility sport utility vehicle S.U.V. SUV | a high-performance four-wheel drive car built on a truck chassis |
tank army tank armored combat vehicle armoured combat vehicle | an enclosed armored military vehicle, has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads |
test rocket research rocket test instrument vehicle | a rocket fired for test purposes |
tracked vehicle | a self-propelled vehicle that moves on tracks |
vehicle | a conveyance that transports people or objects |
wheeled vehicle | a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people, the oldest known wheeled vehicles were found in Sumer and Syria and date from around BC |
vehicle | a medium for the expression or achievement of something, his editorials provided a vehicle for his political views, a congregation is a vehicle of group identity, the play was just a vehicle to display her talents |
escape leak leakage outflow | the discharge of a fluid from some container, they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe, he had to clean up the leak |
vehicular traffic vehicle traffic | the aggregation of vehicles coming and going in a particular locality |
fomite vehicle | any inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or dishes or books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious agents from one person to another |
vehicle-borne transmission | indirect transmission of an infectious agent that occurs when a vehicle (or fomite) touches a person's body or is ingested |
escapologist escape expert | an entertainer who is expert in the art of escaping |
escape | a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild |
vehicle | any substance that facilitates the use of a drug or pigment or other material that is mixed with it |
escape velocity | the minimum velocity needed to escape a gravitational field |
escape | issue or leak, as from a small opening, Gas escaped into the bedroom |
miss escape | fail to experience, Fortunately, I missed the hurricane |
get off get away get by get out escape | escape potentially unpleasant consequences, get away with a forbidden action, She gets away with murder!, I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities |
shake shake off throw off escape from | get rid of, I couldn't shake the car that was following me |
escape get away break loose | run away from confinement, The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison |
d scat run scarper turn tail lam run away hightail it bunk head for the hills take to the woods escape fly the coop break away | flee, take to one's heels, cut and run, If you see this man, run!, The burglars escaped before the police showed up |
escape get away | remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion, We escaped to our summer house for a few days, The president of the company never manages to get away during the summer |
elude escape | be incomprehensible to, escape understanding by, What you are seeing in him eludes me |